WEST ORANGE, NJ — Thousands of West Orange students returned to school under sunny skies on Sept. 4 via buses, cars and their own foot. Smiles were in abundance at all 12 schools, from the Betty Maddalena Early Center to West Orange High School. Photos Courtesy of WOSD
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — A new team of women is ready to helm the Junior League of the Oranges and Short Hills. The group announced that Isabelle Felix, of Maplewood, will be the board’s 107th president with a one-year term. Other board members are: President-elect and Community Vice President Larisa Holderied, of Maplewood; treasurer Chye […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council will present “A Collage Exhibition” from Sept. 14 through Oct. 27 at the West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road. An opening reception will be Saturday, Sept. 14, from 4 to 8 p.m. Local artists exhibiting include Carol Black-Lemon, Marina Carreira, Virginia Carroll, Saleena Chapple, Nancy […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange held a senior picnic at the Ginny Duenkel Pool on Sept. 3. Attendees enjoyed a barbecue lunch and some leisure time with friends and town officials. Photos Courtesy of Joseph Fagan
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Turnout was strong for the annual West Orange High School freshman orientation on Aug. 27, as students received their Chromebooks, enjoyed icebreakers and filled out paperwork. Freshman orientation runs for two days and offers the opportunity to meet teachers and fellow students, get their bearings, and complete necessary paperwork. Each student […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Michael McCullom was only a few months away from graduating from West Orange High School this past winter when he was diagnosed with a rare sarcoma, forcing him to be tutored from home so he could begin chemotherapy treatments. Now, the former Marching Mountaineers drumline captain just finished his last round […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Luna Stage kicks off its new American Voices Series — and the 2019-2020 season — with” Soo Jin Pretty Nail (and more!),” written and performed by South Orange resident Susan Hyon and directed by David Skeist. This darkly comic work is inspired by Hyon’s childhood as the youngest of four unhappy […]
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — The Essex County Department of Public Works will hold a Paper Shredding and Used Tire Recycling Day for county residents on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the DPW, 99 West Bradford Ave. in Cedar Grove. “Along with our Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day and Computer & […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange School District Director of Technology Fil Santiago gave the West Orange Board of Education an update on all of the new technology and ongoing projects his department has been working on over the summer at the Aug. 26 BOE meeting, highlighting new equipment that has been purchased for the […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — New Jersey Monthly magazine recently released its biannual list of “the top towns” in the state, ranking each municipality from best place to live to worst place to live based on a number of criteria. In the 2019 list, Essex County ranged the gamut, with two towns in the top 20, […]